Associate General Counsel

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About the Team

The mission of the Global Legal Services (GLS) team is to enhance the Legal organization’s support for Workday by focusing on simplicity, speed, scale, and skills, thereby accelerating strategic growth and improving the customer experience. The team’s focus areas include developing business strategy for the Legal organization and operational alignment with larger Workday initiatives. The team leads ground-breaking efforts in process optimization, resourcing, and risk management, while enabling operational efficiencies in technology management and data harmonization. The GLS team also focuses on developing skills-based training for the organization and providing solutions through effective project management, strategic analytics, vendor management, and budget coordination.

About the Role

The Global Legal Services team is seeking a Director & Associate General Counsel to join our Center of Excellence. In this role, you will lead initiatives to transform how our legal department supports the business, streamlining service delivery to support our scale as a global cloud software leader. You will apply your expertise in commercial contracting and legal technology to design efficient, modern processes, directly impacting how our organization manages risk and supports strategic growth.

Responsibilities include

• Transform contracting models, workflows, and department processes to achieve optimal efficiency and scale, analyzing complexity, effort and risk
• Implement a modern contracting strategy for streamlined end to end contracting processes for customer, partner, inbound, and professional services
• Develop and maintain transactional infrastructure governance policies and processes and provide direction to the infrastructure transactional councils
• Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional leaders and advise on a range of complex legal, business and strategic issues
• Act as a champion for organizational change and deliver change management to executives, legal team, and cross-functional audiences

About You

You have a track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives, using data-driven metrics to gauge success, and applying a “smart risk” framework to manage risk. As a change agent, you are adept at evolving how the legal department supports the business, driving cultural change, and integrating your legal acumen with modern technology. You will design innovative contracting models and leverage AI, CLM capabilities, and other automation tools to simplify, scale, and accelerate contracting for a $20 billion global company.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm or in-house/public sector legal department
• 5+ in house legal experience with a focus on commercial transactions (experience with professional services, partner programs and inbound/vendor contracting would be a plus)
• 5+ years experience in modern contract drafting, legal transformation initiatives and contact lifecycle management (CLM) concepts
• J.D. Degree and membership in at least 1 state bar

Other Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the commercial, vendor, partner, and strategic contracting model needs of a Fortune 500 cloud software provider
• Substantial background in providing legal guidance to global entities on commercial contracting matters
• Excellent contract drafting skills
• Experience negotiating customer/sales contracts with large enterprise organizations
• Proven track record of advising cross-functional leaders within rapidly expanding organizations
• Analytical and methodological approach to problem-solving with keen attention to detail and pragmatic risk management
• Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to identify and leverage workflow automation tools to streamline operations and improve business efficiency
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong communication and listening skills to effectively gather requirements and maintain stakeholder relationships
• A strong interest in AI solutions and their application in data analysis, with a willingness to learn and contribute to model development and deployment

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please.

Primary Location: USA.AZ.Scottsdale

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $198,800 USD - $298,200 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $188,900 USD - $335,500 USD

Additional Considerations:

If performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is $198,800 - $298,200 USD based on min and max pay range for that role if performed in CO.

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote \"home office\" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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